2017 NBA OFFSEASON

yep we're down to chi/dal/phx/phil having more than 10 mil

All those teams should be throwing 3/24-30 at him

some interesting reads on CP

https://theringer.com/chris-paul-nba-inefficiency-week-a43ade69aa3d

http://deadspin.com/the-chris-paul-problem-is-an-analytics-problem-1797409440?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

thx for links. i'm gonan have to check the evidence on this one:

Even in defeat, Paul has posted great individual numbers, but he hasn't been able to consistently win individual matchups against the league's other great point guards

was he talking playoffs only for that statement?

yeah

i don't agree with those CP articles at all

not sure i do either but his career is def a weird one to dissect and try to figure out.

i just don't think there's any real data supporting either a) CP3 plays worse in the offs or b) CP3's team should have been a favorite to make the WCF in any year other than 2015. he's an all time great player who's been on otherwise not-good-enough teams in an extremely stacked conference.

more or less, yeah

i want to believe it's that simple and maybe it is. but in the end im not so sure. i think this year could prove a lot, im so ready.

idk, i'm not really sure harden and paul are a great fit. i really would have liked to see him on the bucks (or spurs)

Spurs woulda been perfect

spurs wldve had to move lamarcus and wldve been p thin, rockets have a ton of talent feel like theres more upside there, pauls fit us def kinda weird BUT if harden can adjust his game to compliment pauls that wld solve a lot of the issues with his game in general

imagine the bucks tho...

too young

paul's ideal landing place was...the la clippers lmao

the curse of doc rivers

lol the lob city clippers really were an enigma. Wonder if cp maybe just needs to loosen up a bit? Shimmy a lil, flip some water bottles on the sidelines, take virtual dumps on the court etc

clips & cp have also had terrible luck with injuries

lol

Anthony Davis says he hopes he and DeMarcus Cousins become like Nikola Jokic and Jusuf Nurkic https://t.co/oesroPV8oE

— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) August 3, 2017

boogie to portland confirmed

wonder what CP's carrier would have looked like if he went to that other LA team that he was traded to.

err career*

thousands of days late and millions of dollars short

Story on ESPN: Clippers' Doc Rivers will return to primary duties of coach, freed of front office responsibilities. https://t.co/r2hfOCbcUc

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 4, 2017

jeez what could've been

that move confirms all the austin river stories

not that there was any doubt

cp3 yelling at harden to take the layup while harden dances is a perfect preview for the houston season pic.twitter.com/mZnbbjrlLq

— trey (@treyzingis) August 4, 2017

loll

i love chris paul

is basketball back yet guys

i miss the good old bouncing ball of hoops

Not even really close :/

it takes them a few months to reinflate the ball

hahaha

hoops idea: make nba happen every day

i had a dream i was in portland to attend the wedding of somebody who was like a euron greyjoy without the bloodthirst, and clay was there and we got a drink

bud I guarantee you we will get that drink one day

looking forward to seeing you at euron greyjoy's wedding

sexi wedding

nautical centerpieces

finally actually read the rest of that ringer piece on cp3 (it was a lot shorter than i thought it'd be) and it's basically "chris paul has great stats but no ringzzz". cool take bro

the point about his lack of defensive versatility seems interesting until you realize that none of the other elite point guards of his generations are multi-positional stoppers. steph curry and russell westbrook are not out here guarding multiple positions in the playoffs

russ shd be able to but lol

Yeah the point guard who can defend multiple positions is now really the holy grail of the pace & space era. Most great defensive points (Kidd, glove, early Tony Parker?, pre insanity rondo) were locking down the opposing point and mostly just switching onto the 2 when needed. Struggling to think of guys who can bring more to full switching defenses nowadays, which makes me think the bucks should have stuck to the point Giannis experiment

You know who would have been an incredible defender at the point today, magic

being 6-9 helps

George hill is good, right?

I was somehow not aware that magic johnson is as tall as kevin durant and larry bird. he felt shorter in all of those larry bird tapes, perhaps by design.